Broker Public Portal Update: Q2 2018

One million free leads for real estate agents coast-to-coast. A slate of exceptional industry leaders announced as new officers of our Board of Managers to lead us into next year. A new video testimonial with a slew of agents sharing why consumers will love the Homesnap app and why it’s better than anything else out there.

By |2018-08-16T06:16:15-07:00August 14th, 2018|Broker Public Portal|1 Comment

A New Battle Cry: I Want My BPP!

Did you read John Mosey, Broker Public Portal Chairman and head of NorthstarMLS, article in the latest issue of Real Estate magazine? “You Got Your MTV, Now Say ‘I Want My BPP’” calls for a new battle cry for the BPP with Homesnap movement. It reminded me, once again, of how people, when they come together, can cause remarkable change. Change everyone thought at the time it started was nearly impossible and certainly improbable.

By |2018-08-14T08:30:14-07:00August 14th, 2018|Broker Public Portal, Uncategorized|2 Comments

Join DocuSign for “Fend off the Competition from New Brokerage Models”

Don't miss "Fend off the Competition from New Brokerage Models". Learn how to best support your agents by registering today for DocuSign and RE Technology’s webinar on Wednesday, August 22nd at 11:00 AM PT/2:00 PM ET.

By |2018-08-14T07:32:22-07:00August 13th, 2018|Broker-Agent Information|0 Comments

Rex Marr Announces Retirement

The industry is losing one of our funniest and most effective sales people. Rex Marr is retiring from Rapattoni after 50 years in the business! We’ll miss you a bunch buddy! Have a great time with your next adventure! We’ll make sure Susan keeps us up to speed on all of your antics! We’ll miss you!

By |2018-08-08T17:46:19-07:00August 8th, 2018|Main category|0 Comments

Florida Realtors COO Margy Grant To Take The Helm From Admired Leader Bill Martin

The future of the Florida Realtors will be in the skillful and proven hands of a new chief executive officer starting January 1, when Margy Grant takes over from well-regarded association veteran CEO Bill Martin. Margy is Florida Realtors’ current chief operations officer and general counsel of the state's largest professional trade association. The association announced late last week that Martin is retiring at the end of this year.

By |2018-08-20T07:22:08-07:00August 6th, 2018|Main category|0 Comments

Open API? Yes! Check that Box.

One conversation that is critical in today’s ecosystem of integrated platforms; is the Application Programming Interface (API) checkbox. Here is how a typical conversation on this topic is between a brokerage and their vendor partner. Brokerage:Does your platform have an API to support integration with other tools we support with our agents? Tech Company:Yes! We have an Open API and we integrate with thousands and thousands of applications (a little exaggeration ;) ). Brokerage:Cool! (marking off the checkbox on the list of requirements)

By |2018-08-08T21:40:16-07:00August 6th, 2018|Technology|1 Comment

Zillow’s Opinion of Upstream and CAR’s Forms License Policy Is Obvious

I have been reading articles about Zillow Group’s positioning on Upstream and the forms licensing policy of the California Association of REALTORS® with great interest. My take away is that Zillow Group is doing and saying exactly what they should be doing and saying to positively impact Zillow’s market opportunities in real estate. Remember, Zillow has industry relations people and government relations people that want to fight tooth and nail for every advantage they can get. It’s business.

BoxMLS Names Kevin Hughes as New CEO

So excited to hear that Kevin Hughes is back at it again in the MLS joining BoxMLS as its new Chief Executive Officer!  We’ve been watching this company for awhile now and they are doing really interesting things!  For those that have not yet heard about BoxMLS it is a new tool to help brokers and agents operate much more effectively across multiple MLS markets at once.

By |2018-08-04T18:26:45-07:00August 3rd, 2018|Main category, Press Releases|0 Comments

Moxiworks Refutes Compass’ Claims Regarding Technology and Market Share

Wow, just saw this and just HAD to comment. It’s rare that we see brokers go at each other so publicly about their competitive claims, but I have to say this letter is pretty interesting. The real estate industry is rife with hyperbole and marketing claims. Our industry’s preference of opinion over fact is one of the main reasons I started a research practice within WAV Group. The birth of business intelligence is allowing brokerages new ways to substantiate or refute claims like the article from Moxiworks shown below. Moxiworks is using MLS data married with BI tools to refute [...]

Deadline for Public Comments to the Real Estate Workshop by the FTC/DOJ is Tuesday, July 31, 2018

June 5th was an interesting day in Washington, DC for the real estate industry. The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice held a workshop to gain insight on the competitive environment in real estate.

By |2018-08-04T18:00:02-07:00July 30th, 2018|Technology|1 Comment

Broker Public Portal Names New Board Officers

The Board of Managers of the Broker Public Portal (BPP) today announced its new officers for the next year. The BPP, which is owned and operated by real estate brokerages and MLSs and in a technology partnership with Homesnap, is delivering consumer connection benefits to more than 875,000 real estate professionals in America today through more than 140 MLS agreements.

By |2018-07-25T07:00:30-07:00July 25th, 2018|Main category|0 Comments

Do This to Gain More Market Share with Major Brokers

Are you looking for a competitive advantage in 2018? Looking to cut operating costs? RESO can help you with this MUST have for tech companies leveraging MLS data in their applications! This webinar is a MUST have for tech companies that leverage MLS data in their applications. Register here today! Brokers are asking their tech companies for standardized data to make it easier for them to expand into new markets, integrate their technology stack and eliminate costs of managing data to open up opportunities to focus on innovation. Two of our industry’s most progressive companies, Homes.com and Tribus will share their insights [...]

By |2018-07-23T11:41:26-07:00July 23rd, 2018|Main category|0 Comments